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do NOT visit this site
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Re Tanakh versions:
Throughout
this site I may use any of three versions of the Tanakh: 1. “Jewish Publication Society” (JPS-1917), 2. “Mechon-Mamre.org” (MEC), and 3. “Sefaria.org” (SEF), three brilliant versions, However, the
JPS-1917 is my preferred version!
Colour coded
details of our beloved TaNaKh:
1. Torah =
History & Law, 2. Nevi’im = The Prophets. 3. *Ketuvim = all other Writings.
*The Ketuvim - Includes, Poetical
books - Psalms, Proverbs, Job, the Megillot,
or Scrolls - Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations of Jeremiah, Ecclesiastes,
and Esther, prophecy of Daniel, and history of Ezra, Nehemiah, and
Chronicles I & II.
Please Note: Some alterations
or (additions) have been made relating to ‘Names’ and ‘Attributes’ of אֱלֹהִים - Elohim (God), having been corrected like it once was pre
the “Masoretic Text”.
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Remember the following truth from our beloved Torah!
“Ye shall NOT ADD TO THE WORD which
I command you, NEITHER SHALL YE DIMINISH FROM
IT, that ye may keep the commandments of אֱלֹהֵיכֶם יְהוָה - the LORD your Eloleichem,
which I command you”. Davarim -
Deuteronomy 4:2. (JPS-1917).
With Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
No matter what today looks like, remember to keep your faith strong. אֱלֹהִים - Elohim can change your story and turn ‘sorrow’ into ‘joy’. His timing is never late, it is always perfect!
Keep praying, never give up; for miracles
happen every day, thus never stop believing, for Elohim can change things very
quickly in your life. That is only, if you will trust in אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה - the LORD Elohim, בָּרוּךְ
שֵׁם
קָדוֹשׁוֹ - ‘Baruch Shem Kadosho’ -
‘Blessed be His Holy Name’!
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Let us now read Isaiah Chapter 55, verses 8-9:
כִּי
לֹא
מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי
מַחְשְׁבוֹתֵיכֶם,
וְלֹא
דַרְכֵיכֶם
דְּרָכָי-נְאֻם,
יְהוָה
כִּי-גָבְהוּ שָׁמַיִם, מֵאָרֶץ-כֵּן גָּבְהוּ דְרָכַי מִדַּרְכֵיכֶם, וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַי מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם
“8. For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, saith יְהוָה - the LORD. 9. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts”.
Verse 8 contains without doubt a very obvious statement, which I am sure we all understood well. Thus let us turn to verse 9, which is somewhat different.
The Meaning of verse 9:
It uses the ultimate physical distance, the heavens and the earth to illustrate the spiritual distance between ‘human logic’ and ‘Divine wisdom’.
In fact it explains that while humans struggle to ‘forgive’ or ‘change’, אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s capacity for ‘mercy’ and ‘renewal’ is infinitely above human nature!
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Jeremiah 29:11: (אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s Beneficial
Thoughts).
“For I know the thoughts
that I think toward you, saith יְהוָה - the LORD, thoughts of ‘peace’, and not of
‘evil’, to give you a ‘future’ and a ‘hope’”.
Meaning of verse 11: This provides a deep comfort alongside
Isaiah’s above. While אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s thoughts are
hidden and are very different from ours, this verse guarantees that His hidden
intentions toward us are always rooted in ultimate ‘peace’ (shalom) and a ‘good
future’.
Job 11:7-8: (The Limit of Human Search).
“Canst thou by searching
find out אֱלֹהִים - Elohim? Canst thou find
out the Almighty unto perfection? It is high as heaven; what canst thou do?
Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know?”
The Meaning: This poetic challenge from the book of Job and
it echoes the scale of Isaiah 55. It emphasizes that human intellect simply
lacks the capacity to map out, or fully comprehend the boundaries of the precious
Divine mind!
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Please Note: “hebraicstudies” links are located down the page!
This site was originally created, for those who desired to return to our blessed and wonderful faith. Thus be wise and work on your faith and pray at least two or three times a day (if possible) and always seek our beloved אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s guidance, for His love is always with us, especially when we seek Him, blessed be He! However this site has become very much a teaching site with hundreds of studies!
Remember what אֱלֹהִים - Elohim, blessed be
He, said the following through a number of our prophets...
“The More Torah, the More Life”,
For Elohim is the One who gave us our ... “Life!”
May
the שָׁלוֹם - Shalom = Peace of צְבָאוֹת- יְהוָה= the LORD of hosts, be with you, and
please always uphold our blessed שַׁבָּת - Shabbat, as well as the מוֹעֲדִים - Mo’a’dim - Feasts,
and continue saying your daily תְּפִלָּה - Tefeelah’s - Prayers and
regular בְּרָכָה - Be’ra’chah’s - blessings before
food and drinks, etc!
שָׁלוֹם
עֲלֵיכֶם - Shalom Aleichem - Peace be with you!
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